Amazon #1 Best Seller in Volleyball
Amazon Top New Release in Sports Psychology
One of the Top Sports Biographies of the Year (2024)
A window into the mind of an elite performer, one of the best to ever play the game of volleyball at the Division I college level, as the author attempts to excavate his past and untangle a historical thread that connects the “then” with the “now”.
”I was amazed at what Costas has done since he graduated. His journey is unbelievable in the business world, in raising a family, in competing in ultra races. It was fun to read about how he approached the rest of his life after volleyball. He approached it like he approached volleyball, pursuing excellence at every turn.” – Chris McLachlin, Hawai’i legend and President Barack Obama’s basketball coach at Punahou (source: Honolulu Star-Advertiser / August 18, 2024)
Costas Theocharidis, one of the top student-athletes in US college sports history, has released his first book. “Costas: Warrior for Life” is a story of love, pain, struggle, and redemption. His inspirational journey, fraught with challenges, setbacks and failures, transcends sports – it is about life and the power of second chances.
Theocharidis, originally from a small town in a remote, rural part of Greece, was a dominant outside hitter for the University of Hawai’i (UH) men’s volleyball program from 2000 to 2003. “Greece Lightning,” as he was affectionately called by fans, had one of the most decorated careers in NCAA college sports history, breaking records and earning nearly every athletic and academic award possible.
He became the NCAA Division I all-time leader in total kills and attacks per set (rally scoring era), the first-ever four-time first-team All-American in US college men’s volleyball history, the only international player to be a two-time NCAA National Player of the Year, and the first-ever Academic All-American of the Year for UH in US college sports. Theocharidis played an instrumental role in the NCAA’s decision to remove barriers to entry for international student-athletes, which transformed the landscape of college volleyball forever.
“He is like the Michael Jordan of your volleyball dreams.” – Matt Bender, Hawai’i outsider hitter (2002-2006) and former teammate (source: Honolulu Advertiser / March 7, 2003)
As a father, Theocharidis wanted to be a source of inspiration to his three daughters and the younger generation of student-athletes, so he decided to write a book to document and chronicle his journey through it all. He hopes that this book will prove valuable to adults, young leaders, athletes, and others and inspire them to wholeheartedly pursue their dreams, challenge and elevate themselves beyond the edge of their current abilities, and inspire others to rise along with them.
“This book is a huge, valuable source of life advice and experiences.” – Milan Zarkovic, globally renowned volleyball coach who led the Hawai’i men’s volleyball team to four straight championship games winning back-to-back national titles in 2021 and 2022 (source: Amazon review, April 12, 2024)
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